Jacks TF' Complete Day One of League Championships

2/23/2018 10:09:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results: SL Indoor Championship - Day 1 Heat Sheets: SL Indoor Championships Day 2

10 Jackrabbits move onto the finals of their respective events, three event champions crowned

FARGO, N.D. - South Dakota State finished the first day of competition at The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday night.

The Jackrabbits are sitting in third place, both men and women, after the first round in Fargo, N.D. The men have 48 points and the women have 24 points through five events. State has 10 Jackrabbits moving onto the finals tomorrow and three have already won their respective event.

Highlighting the first day of competition was senior Colton Bender winning the weight throw competition with the school record, and championship record, of 68-11.75 feet.

It is his fourth time resetting the school record that was 1-05.75 feet better than the championship record. Bender won the event for the first time in his career.

Junior Rachel King recorded her personal-best mark in the 3,000m (9:28.16), which is the new school record. She beat her previous-best mark (9:34.21) set in the 2017 Summit League Indoor Championships.

Her new time of 9:28.16 is better than her previous-best by 6.05 seconds.

The St. Michael, Minn. native, has now won the indoor championship 3,000m in back-to-back seasons.

Sophomore Evan Hieber is competing in his second Summit League indoor heptathlon, notching 3,801 points and four PR marks through four multi-events and another event in day one.

His best finish of the day was in the shot put, recording a personal-best mark (43-04.25) for a third-place finish. Hieber also recorded his career-best in the 60m dash (7.42) and the long jump (20-09.25).

Hieber competed in the open 60m hurdles as well, finishing 10th with a career-best mark (8.53). He has improved his career-best mark for the seventh time, improving by 0.96 seconds since last indoor season.

The Sioux Falls, S.D. native, will have the 60m hurdles, pole vault, and the 1,000m to compete in tomorrow.

Junior Kyle Burdick won his second consecutive indoor championship 3,000m, finishing with a time of 8:18.06 minutes. He is undefeated in the event, winning four races.

Freshman Trent Francom recorded his career-best (16-07.00) jump at the indoor championships, beating his previous-best mark by five inches.

Francom's mark finished fourth in the meet and is good enough to tie the school record with his older brother, Reagan Francom's 2017 jump, and Lynn Olson's 1996 jump.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith posted her career-best mark in the 200m (25.47). She beat her previous-best time by 0.02 seconds and remains ninth on the school's top 10 all-time list.

The Champlin, Minn. native, also moved up from sixth on the school's top 10 marks to second all-time in the 60m dash, finishing fourth in the prelims (7.60). She is 0.11 seconds away from the school record held by Carly Carper (7.49).

Jackrabbits in the Finals:
Sam Zenner (60m)
Miatta Flemister-Smith (60m, 200m)
Landon Larson (200m)
Savannah Dolezal (400m)
Wyatt Gatrost (800m)
Josh Goehring (800m)
Krista Steele (800m)
Renae Dykstra (800m)
Nick Wessels (60m Hurdles)
Jaymie O'Connor (60m Hurdles)

Up Next
Day two of The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships will start tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. with the final three events of the heptathlon.

Field events will start with the women's triple jump at 11:30 a.m. The first event for the men will be the high jump at noon. The rest of the field events will kick off early Saturday afternoon.

Track events will begin with the women's mile at 1 p.m. and conclude with the men's 4x400m relays set for 3:55 p.m.

See more information on The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championship preview.

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Head Coach Rod DeHaven recaps the first day of The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships and previews tomorrow's events.

Individual Jackrabbit Results

60m - Men
Prelims:
8. Zenner, Sam (7.02q)
9. Clarke, Daniel (7.03)

60m - Women
Prelims:
4. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (7.60q)

Sophomore Sam Zenner posted a 7.02-second 60m dash, taking the last qualifying spot for the finals.

In last year's indoor championships, he posted a 6.85-second run to place third in the event.

Freshman Daniel Clarke recorded his first championship race, finishing just 0.01 seconds outside of qualifying for the finals.

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith recorded her career-best mark in the prelims of the 60m dash at the indoor championships. It beats her previous-best time by 0.16 seconds she set last year in the prelims of the league championships.

The Champlin, Minn. native, moved up from sixth on the school's top 10 marks to second all-time. She is 0.11 seconds away from the school record held by Carly Carper (7.49).

Flemister-Smith will compete in the finals tomorrow afternoon. Last year, she finished eighth in the championship finals with a time of 8.00 seconds.

200m - Men
Prelims:
8. Larson, Landon (22.29q)
9. Zenner, Sam (22.41)

200m - Women
Prelims:
7. Flemister-Smith, Miatta (25.47q)

Sophomore Landon Larson grabbed the final spot in the 200m dash to compete in the finals tomorrow afternoon. Last year, Larson finished sixth in the finals (21.83).

Sophomore Miatta Flemister-Smith posted her career-best mark in the 200m. She beat her previous-best time by 0.02 seconds and remains ninth on the school's top 10 all-time list.

She will compete in the finals tomorrow afternoon. Last year in the 200m dash, Flemister-Smith recorded ninth in the prelims last year with her previous-best mark (25.49).

400m - Men
There will be two sections tomorrow afternoon that will be timed finals. Junior Sam Johnson and freshman Cameron Kuil are expected to race in the event for the Jackrabbits.

400m - Women
Prelims:
2. Dolezal, Savannah (56.87Q)
10. Carlson, Delaney (58.11)
13. Sebern, Allison (59.11)
15. Gray, Madison (1:00.08)
18. Gramer, Sandra (1:00.31)

Senior Savannah Dolezal advances to the league championship finals of the indoor 400m for second time in her career. She has placed third in the finals last year with a time of 56.25 seconds.

She earned the automatic bid into the finals with winning the first heat of the event.

Sophomore Delaney Carlson was 0.01 seconds away from tying her personal-best mark. It was her first time competing in the indoor championships, and just her second time running the 400m race.

800m - Men
Prelims:
2. Gatrost, Wyatt (1:54.47Q)
4. Goehring, Josh (1:54.50Q)
9. Boekelheide, Derek (1:55.62)
11. Acker, Mitchel (1:56.08)

800m - Women
Prelims:
2. Steele, Krista (2:14.51Q)
7. Dykstra, Renae (2:15.72q)
9. Dykstra, Kendra (2:16.33)
12. Scislow, Jennie (2:18.97)

Freshman Derek Boekelheide records his best time in the preliminary round of the 800m race.

Redshirt freshman Josh Goehring was just 0.06 seconds away from his indoor personal-best mark.

Sophomore Wyatt Gatrost and Goehring earned automatic bids into the 800m finals, finishing in the top two of their heats. It is the first Summit League indoor championship race that either one has competed in in their career.

Junior Krista Steele scratched her name into the finals of the 800m tomorrow with a win in the first heat of the race. She finished fifth in the prelims (2:12.52), seventh in the finals (2:16.21) of last year's indoor championships.

Senior Renae Dykstra will join Steele in the finals, earning a bid for seventh fastest in the prelims. Her last time competing in the 800m indoor championships was during the 2016 season, finishing 10th in the preliminary round.

3,000m - Men
Finals:
1. Burdick, Kyle (8:18.06)
6. Cayo, Chase (8:28.67)
7. Mather, Micah (8:32.40)
8. Peters, Gabe (8:33.50)

3,000m - Women
Finals:
1. King, Rachel (9:28.16)
15. Schell, Mackenzie (10:32.57)

Junior Kyle Burdick won his second consecutive indoor championship 3,000m, finishing with a time of 8:18.06 minutes. He is undefeated in the event, winning four races.

He is set to run in the 5,000m and mile tomorrow afternoon.

Sophomore Micah Mather and freshman Gabe Peters recorded their personal-best marks in the event.

Junior Chase Cayo recorded his best finish in the indoor championship event.

Peters is scheduled to run the mile and 5,000m race tomorrow afternoon. Mather is also scheduled for the 5,000m race.

Junior Rachel King recorded her personal-best mark in the 3,000m, which is the new school record. She beat her previous-best mark (9:34.21) set in the 2017 Summit League Indoor Championships.

Her new time of 9:28.16 is better than her previous-best by 6.05 seconds.

The St. Michael, Minn. native, has now won the indoor championship 3,000m in back-to-back seasons.

King and junior Mackenzie Schell are scheduled to compete in the 5,000m race tomorrow afternoon. King is also running in the mile tomorrow.

Distance Medley - Men
Finals:
2. "A" Team (10:13.15)
(1. Fr. Derek Boekelheide, 2. Jr. Sam Johnson, 3. R-Fr. Josh Goehring, 4. Sr. Sebastian Sowada)

Distance Medley - Women
Finals:
3. "A" Team (12:10.76)
(1. So. Kendra Dykstra, 2. So. Allison Sebern, 3. Sr. Jennie Scislow, 4. So. Jamie Schweiss)

60m Hurdles - Men
Prelims:
5. Wessels, Nick (8.39q)
10. Hieber, Evan (8.53)
11. Bates, Tom (8.64)
13. Bates, Peter (8.86)

60m Hurdles - Women
Prelims:
3. O'Connor, Jaymie (8.66q)

Redshirt freshman Nick Wessels will compete in the finals tomorrow afternoon after placing fifth in the preliminary round.

Sophomore Evan Hieber recorded best time in the 60m hurdles for the seventh time this season. He has improved his career-best mark in the event by 0.96 seconds since last indoor season.

Both junior Peter Bates and Hieber will finish the heptathlon tomorrow morning.

Sophomore Jaymie O'Connor recorded her season-best mark (8.66) in the 60m hurdles at the indoor championship prelims. She is just 0.05 seconds away from her career-best mark, which is the school record, she set in the finals of last year's indoor championship finals.

She will compete in the finals tomorrow afternoon.

Pole Vault - Men
Finals:
4. Francom, Trent (16-06.75)

Pole Vault - Women
The women are scheduled to compete tomorrow.

Freshman Trent Francom recorded his career-best jump at the indoor championships. He beat his previous-best mark by five inches.

Francom's mark is good enough to tie the school record with his older brother, Reagan Francom's 2017 jump, and Lynn Olson's 1996 jump.

Long Jump - Men
Finals:
2. Courter, Bryant (24-05.00)
8. Clarke, Daniel (22-11.25)

Long Jump - Women
Finals:
T-11. Altenburg, Emily (17-04.75)
13. O'Connor, Jaymie (17-04.00)
-- Stewart, Emma (Foul)

Sophomore Bryant Courter notched his personal-best in the long jump, beating his previous best by 0.50 inches. He remains second on the school's top 10 list.

Courter is just four inches away from the indoor school record.

It was the first time competing in the indoor league championship long jump for all the women long jumpers.

Weight Throw - Men
Finals:
1. Bender, Colton (68-11.75)
11. Huber, Noah (55-00.00)

Weight Throw - Women
Finals:
7. Sudbeck, Abby (61-01.50)
11. TerWee, Micayla (51-10.50)
12. Moorhouse, Madeline (49-09.00)

Both senior Colton Bender and redshirt freshman Noah Huber recorded career-best marks in the weight throw.

Bender reset the school record with his throw (68-11.75) and put his name in The Summit League Indoor Championship record book. His throw was 1-05.75 inches better than the previous championship record. His throw is 24th nationally as of Friday night.

It's the fourth time that the Rapid City, S.D. native, reset the school record and first time winning the championship weight throw competition.

Huber's personal-best moves him from 10th to ninth in the school's top throws all-time. He improved his best by 2-01.00 feet.

Junior Abby Sudbeck finished as the top Jackrabbit, three spots better than her finish last year (2017: 10th, 55-05.50). She threw her second-best throw of her career, just 1-02.50 feet away from her best, and the school's third-best throw.

Sophomore Micayla TerWee also improved upon her finish from last year, moving up three spots (2017: 14th, 48-08.25).

Freshman Madeline Moorhouse notched her personal-best mark in the weight throw by 1-04.50 feet. It is her first league championships of her career.

Heptathlon - Men - Day One - through four events
6. Hieber, Evan (3,801)
60m: 7.42 (7th)
LJ: 20-09.25 (T-7th)
SP: 43-04.25 (3rd)
HJ: 6-03.25 (T-4th)

Sophomore Evan Hieber is competing in his second Summit League indoor heptathlon, notching 3,801 points through four events in day one.

His best finish of the day was in the shot put, recording a personal-best mark (43-04.25) for a third-place finish. Hieber also recorded his career-best in the 60m dash (7.42) and the long jump (20-09.25).

The Sioux Falls, S.D. native, will have the 60m hurdles, pole vault, and the 1,000m to compete in tomorrow.

9. Bates, Peter (2,462)
60m: 7.43 (8th)
LJ: 19-11.50 (10th)
SP: 33-09.25 (10th)
HJ: 5-10.50 (8th)

Junior Peter Bates is sitting ninth in the first day of the heptathlon, scoring 2,462 points through four events. It is his first Summit League Championship indoor heptathlon.

He finished eighth in both the 60m (7.43) and the high jump (5-10.50), recording a personal-best mark in the high jump.

The Waverly, Iowa native, also posted a career-best mark in the shot put (33-09.25), finishing 10th.

Bates will have the 60m Hurdles, pole vault, and 1,000m to compete in tomorrow morning.

Pentathlon - Women - Final
3. Lane, Vanessa (3,616)
60H: 9.29 (6th)
HJ: 5-01.00 (T-5th)
SP: 40-11.75 (2nd)
LJ: 16-10.75 (5th)
800m: 2:22.24 (5th)

Senior Vanessa Lane wrapped up the Summit League indoor pentathlon in third place (3,616), scoring six points for the Jackrabbits in the championships. She scored her best pentathlon of the season, besting her score in the SDSU Holiday Open.

Lane had a personal-best mark in the 800m (2:22.24) and tied her best mark in the high jump (5-01.00).

The Pequot Lake, Minn. native posted season-best marks in the 60m hurdles (9.29, just 0.04 seconds away from her personal-best.

Lane recorded third place in the Summit League Indoor Championships last year.

9. Neff, Kayla (3,156)
60H: 9.50 (10th)
HJ: 4-09.50 (T-11th)
SP: 32-06.25 (10th)
LJ: 16-08.00 (6th)
800m: 2:32.16 (8th)

Sophomore Kayla Neff finished ninth in the indoor championships, scoring a personal-best in the pentathlon (3,156). It was her first year competing in the multi-event, adding her name at 10th in the school's top 10 list.

She also recorded a career-best mark in the 800m and tied her PR in the long jump.

10. Bohan, Sara (3,006)
60H: 9.93 (11th)
HJ: 4-10.50 (T-8th)
SP: 28-03.50 (12th)
LJ: 16-4.25 (9th)
800m: 2:31.31 (7th)

Sophomore Sara Bohan finished 10th in her first indoor championship pentathlon with a personal-best score (3,006).

Bohan added personal-best marks in the 800m run and the high jump.

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